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December 30, 2003

Somerset County

Breast Cancer Survivors Tea to be held from noon until 3 p.m. Dec. 30 at the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center, Winfdber Hospital. Call 866-2353-4703 to reserve a seat.

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Fire and Ice Gala to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Inn at Georgian Place in Somerset. Silent auction, entertainment by Sally Urban and Katrina Kinsella. Reservations due by Jan. 5, 2004. King and queen contest to be held.

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Writers workshop meets at The Philip Dressler Center for the Arts at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of each month. Call Laurel Arts at 443-2433 or e-mail purbaugh@floodcity.net.

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Ninth annual 2004 Fire and Ice Festival in Somerset Jan. 16-19. Fourth annual Gingerbread house contest to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Somerset Municipal Building, second floor. Judging will take place after all entries are in. Houses will be displayed all weekend at the Municipal Building. After festival is over, the winning houses will be displayed at First Commonwealth on Jan. 20. No age limit. Cash prizes awarded. Area businesses have been challenged to participate.

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Red Cross blood drives to be held 1 to 7 p.m. Jan. 2 on Grace United Methodist Church, 320 Felgar Road, Somerset; from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 10 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Somerset, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Somerset County Office Building, 300 North Center Ave., Somerset, from 1 to 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at St. David's Lutheran Church in Davidsville; from 1 to 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Berlin Community Building, from 1 to 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at St. Martk Lutheran Church in Shanksville, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Rockwood high school, from noon until 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Boswell Social Hall, from noon until 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Salisbury high school, and from 1 to 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Faith Lutheran Church.

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Welcome Wagon Club to hold a Reno Night on Jan. 24. Door prizes and other items. Call 443-6876 before Jan. 17.

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A benefit dance in memory of Shane Walker will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Somerset American Legion. The dance benefits the family of Shane Walker who died in an all-terrain-vehicle accident. DJ Cajun Spice will provide the entertainment. Contact Robin Knupp at 443-4712 or Tammy Charlton at 926-3582 for more information.

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Boswell Helping Hands Thrift Shop at 301 Center St. in Boswell is open to the public the first four Thursdays of every month from 9 a.m. to noon.

Preschool adventure library hour held every Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. for 3- to 5-year-olds at the Mary S. Biesecker Library, Somerset. Registration is not necessary.

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Tub Mill Arts Association, 203 Ord St., Salisbury, has an all-volunteer store to promote arts and crafts of local members. Large variety of gifts, including needlework, wood, glass, ceramic and paintings. Shop is open from noon until 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For information, call 662-2481 or 662-2484. Paintings are on display through December for artwork by J. McKenzie.

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Philip Dressler Center for the Arts. Center hours and gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Meyersdale Area Historical Society monthly meetings are the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Meyersdale Train Station, 527 Main St., next to the Great Allegheny Passage Trail.

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The Club Down Under, 101 W. Main St., Somerset, also known as the Somerset County Community Center, is open daily for after-school hours from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Large screen television, pool tables, video games and casual setting. Call 443-3996.

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The Rockwood Area Historical and Genealogical Society Museum at 531 W. Main St., Rockwood. Open Tuesdays from noon until 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m., or by appointment by calling 926-3443 or 926-4203. There is no admission charged to visit the museum.